Header banner
Revain logoHome Page
Junior Samson photo
1 Level
755 Review
51 Karma

Review on ๐Ÿ”ฅ CSF 2948: Radiator for Toyota Corolla & Matrix 1.8L (2008-2003) & Pontiac Vibe 1.8L (2008-2003) by Junior Samson

Revainrating 5 out of 5

What a great price for a good product!

You can't beat this price. The radiator was delivered very quickly and looks high quality. I just tested it for leaks by driving around my small town once or twice and everything seems fine. It's basically an exact match to the original I pulled from my Toyota Corolla '07 (10 years and 307,000 miles on this bad guy!). My only two small observations, and I mean small, I would buy this radiator over and over again all day. 1.) The two threaded mounting holes that hold the fan assembly screws seemed a little tricky to install. At first I thought they weren't going to queue in any way. After playing around with it for a few minutes, I figured it out. Basically all you had to do was turn one of the screws a turn or two and then install the others a turn or two. This aligned the fan assembly properly, allowing me to finish installing the two screws I started. My conclusion is that the heatsink has the holes in just the right place and spaced apart. You just have to set them in a certain way to align them. Setting a screw more than a turn or two will move the other hole. 2.) The cooler was packaged nicely, except the top and bottom coolant tubes didn't have caps like the Trani coolant tubes. . There's foam in the box and I hope none of the little bits got into the radiator and I'll never find out. Maybe the manufacturer doesn't care or care, but I'm sure it matters. Great product and I highly recommend it!

Pros
  • B-Tube technology - the toughest and most efficient hose in the world
Cons
  • So far, so good